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18 Bakery
- gradeGrade B
- inspection score24 pts
- critical violations2
- last inspectedOctober 16, 2025
- address6820 18 Avenue, Brooklyn 11204
- cuisineBakery Products/Desserts
- phone7182595399
Is 18 Bakery clean?
18 Bakery is currently Grade B from NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH), from an inspection on October 16, 2025. Inspectors wrote up 2 critical violations — the kind most directly linked to foodborne illness. On Cooked's ladder that reads mid 😬.
What did inspectors find at 18 Bakery?
These are the violations recorded at the most recent inspection on October 16, 2025, in plain English, with the city's own wording underneath.
- 🛠️surfaces / setup not up to codeNon-food contact surface or equipment made of unacceptable material, not kept clean, or not properly sealed, raised, spaced or movable to allow accessibility for cleaning on all sides, above and underneath the unit.
- 🐭they've got roommates (mice)criticalEvidence of mice or live mice in establishment's food or non-food areas.
- 🕳️basically rolling out the welcome mat for pestsEstablishment is not free of harborage or conditions conducive to rodents, insects or other pests.
- 🍲hot food sitting too coolcriticalHot TCS food item not held at or above 140 °F.
- 🚿plumbing acting upAnti-siphonage or back-flow prevention device not provided where required; equipment or floor not properly drained; sewage disposal system in disrepair or not functioning properly. Condensation or liquid waste improperly disposed of.
When was 18 Bakery last inspected?
18 Bakery has 7 inspections on record going back to October 26, 2022, averaging 31 points.
| date | result | score |
|---|---|---|
| October 16, 2025 | Grade B | 24 pts |
| April 9, 2025 | no grade issued ⏳ | 46 pts |
| December 21, 2023 | Grade A | 13 pts |
| June 14, 2023 | no grade issued ⏳ | 24 pts |
| November 7, 2022 | no grade issued ⏳ | 14 pts |
| November 4, 2022 | closed by the city | 45 pts |
| October 26, 2022 | Grade C | 51 pts |
18 Bakery vs Bensonhurst West
Bensonhurst West runs 80% clean across 248 tracked restaurants — 184 clean, 19 mid, 28 cooked.
Against the 248 spots Cooked tracks in Bensonhurst West, this one comes out cleaner than 16% of them.
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How New York grades restaurants
New York City health inspectors score violations in points, and lower is better: 0–13 points earns an A, 14–27 a B, and 28 or more a C. Every restaurant is inspected at least once a year, and the letter has to be posted in the window. A restaurant that scores 14 or more on the first inspection of a cycle does not get a letter right away — it stays “Grade Pending” until a re-inspection settles it, which is why some spots here show an hourglass instead of a letter. Cooked only ever shows a letter the city actually posted; we never infer one from a score.
Source: NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH) via NYC Open Data. Cooked refreshes this data daily — this listing's most recent inspection is dated October 16, 2025. Inspection results describe one moment in a kitchen's life, not a permanent verdict.